#5 Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens was responsible for eight deaths, 88 hospitalizations, 21,044 illnesses in 536 outbreaks.
The pathogen-commodity pairs most commonly responsible for outbreak-related illnesses were Clostridium perfringens and poultry (3,452 illnesses).
Crustaceans, a type of shellfish, caused 55 illnesses in one outbreak. Beef was responsible for 96 outbreaks with 2,963 illnesses.
The percentage of outbreaks that were attributed to beef declined over time while poultry-associated outbreaks increased but the changes were not significant, said CDC.